Azure Senior Data Architect

Senior Data Architect Azure Integration Platform

Location: Offshore (India)
Company: ITC Infotech
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 8-10 Years

This role is ideal for a seasoned data architect with deep expertise in Azure data services, lakehouse architectures, data integration frameworks, and engineering leadership. You will play a critical role in defining enterprise architecture standards, driving large-scale modernization initiatives, and enabling data-driven business transformation.

What You'll Be Doing

Data Architecture & Strategy

• Define enterprise data architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices.
• Design scalable Azure-based lakehouse and integration platforms supporting batch, CDC, streaming, and real-time workloads.
• Drive data modeling strategies across raw, curated, and business consumption layers.
• Lead architecture assessments, technology evaluations, and solution governance.

Solution Design & Engineering

• Architect enterprise-grade, metadata-driven Azure Data Factory (ADF) frameworks.
• Lead the design and development of ETL/ELT solutions using Azure Databricks and PySpark.
• Define ingestion frameworks for full-load, incremental, and high-volume transactional processing.
• Establish architectural blueprints leveraging ADLS Gen2 and Delta Lake.

Governance, Security & Reliability

• Implement enterprise security and governance using Azure-native capabilities.
• Drive data quality, lineage, compliance, and operational excellence standards.
• Build monitoring, observability, alerting, and performance optimization frameworks.
• Ensure platform scalability, resiliency, and cost efficiency.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Mentor and guide data engineering teams across architecture and development initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders, enterprise architects, and delivery stakeholders.
• Lead architecture reviews and strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to long-term data transformation roadmaps.

Required Skills & Experience

8-10 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, or related domains

Proven expertise designing enterprise-scale Azure Data Platforms

Strong hands-on experience with:

• Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Azure Databricks
• PySpark
• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2)
• Delta Lake

Deep understanding of:

• Lakehouse Architecture
• Data Warehousing
• Enterprise Data Integration
• Metadata-Driven Frameworks
• Data Governance and Security

Experience with:

• Azure DevOps & CI/CD
• Git-based Development
• Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring and Operational Excellence

Strong stakeholder management, leadership, and mentoring capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric

Event Hub, Kafka, or Real-Time Data Processing Technologies

Data Governance, Data Quality, and Master Data Management frameworks

Experience in Semiconductor, Manufacturing, or Industrial Data environments

Azure Data Engineer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Certifications

Why Join ITC Infotech?

At ITC Infotech, you'll work on large-scale enterprise data transformation programs, leverage cutting-edge Azure technologies, and collaborate with global teams to build secure, scalable, and future-ready data platforms.